2 AAC 50.570 - Reporting by lobbyist

(a) A person registered as a lobbyist, except a representational lobbyist as described in 2 AAC 50.550(d), shall electronically file a report disclosing the information required by AS 24.45.051 for each reporting period as provided under AS 24.45.081 during the period that the person is registered as a lobbyist. The report required in the month following a month when the legislature was in session also applies when the legislature conducts any special session. If a registered lobbyist does not engage in lobbying activity during a reporting period, the lobbyist shall submit a zero report certifying that the lobbyist made no expenditures for lobbying and earned no payment for lobbying during that reporting period.

(b) The report required in this section must include all income earned in the reporting period, even if not received in the reporting period. A lobbyist may report income earned using any of the following methods:

(1) by dividing the lobbyist's total annual compensation equally among the reporting periods in which the lobbyist is active;

(2) for a lobbyist who is substantially more active in the months when the legislature is in session, by allocating income to the reporting periods in proportion to the amount of time spent lobbying in each reporting period;

(3) by reporting actual hourly income earned in each reporting period; or

(4) by using any other method that fairly represents the lobbyist's compensation earned in the reporting period.

(c) The report required in the section must include the cost of all items reportable under AS 24.45.051 and incurred in the reporting period even if the costs are not paid in the reporting period. A lobbyist shall report any expenditure on food or beverages for immediate consumption for a legislator, a legislative employee, or a public member of the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics established in AS 24.60.130, and if the employer of the lobbyist reimbursed the expenditure, shall identify the employer that reimbursed the expenditure. If the expenditure exceeds $15 for any legislator, legislative employee, or the spouse or domestic partner of either, the lobbyist shall report the information required by AS 24.45.051(b) on the form prescribed by the commission. When an expenditure is made to provide food or beverages to more than one person, the report must identify the actual amount of each expenditure exceeding $15 for any legislator, legislative employee, or spouse or domestic partner of a legislator or legislative employee. In this subsection, "expenditure" includes any applicable sales tax, but does not include any tip voluntarily paid to an individual who provides services.

(d) A person registered as a lobbyist shall, no later than 30 days after making any contribution to a candidate for legislative office in compliance with AS 15.13.074(g), report the contribution on a form prescribed by the commission. For any person who terminates employment as a lobbyist, the reporting requirement under this subsection continues for one year after the date of the person's last lobbyist registration or renewal.

Notes

2 AAC 50.570

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Authority:AS 15.13.030

AS 15.13.074

AS 24.45.021

AS 24.45.031

AS 24.45.051

AS 24.45.071

AS 24.45.081

AS 24.45.121

AS 24.45.161